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Thecosphaera

Protozoa - Actinommidae

Taxonomy
Thecosphaera was named by Haeckel (1881) [Sepkoski's age data: J u R]. It is extant.

It was assigned to Actinommidae by De Wever et al. (2001); and to Spumellaria by Sepkoski (2002).

Synonyms
Synonymy list
YearName and author
1881Thecosphaera Haeckel
1892Thecosphaera sicula Rüst
2001Thecosphaera De Wever et al. p. 121
2002Thecosphaera Sepkoski

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RankNameAuthor
Life
Eukaryota()
classProtozoaGoldfuss 1820
subphylumSarcodinaSchmarda 1871
classReticulareaLankester 1885
RankNameAuthor
subclassRadiolaria(Müller 1858)
superfamilyEthmosphaeraceaHaeckel 1862
familyActinommidaeHaeckel 1862
genusThecosphaeraHaeckel 1881

If no rank is listed, the taxon is considered an unranked clade in modern classifications. Ranks may be repeated or presented in the wrong order because authors working on different parts of the classification may disagree about how to rank taxa.

G. Thecosphaera Haeckel 1881
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Thecosphaera hexpenetrata Aberdeen 1940
Thecosphaera sexactis Rüst 1892
Invalid names: Thecosphaera sicula Rüst 1892 [nomen dubium]
Diagnosis
No diagnoses are available